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carnagexxxx · 06-20-2008, 01:09 AM

Ok so I get bored and decide to replace the rear pads on my '93 coupe. This is the first time that I have done this on this car. Actually I have never had a car with rear disk brakes (except that 87 buick regal but that doesn't count because i had to replace the fron tire once a month...).

So I jack it up and get started. To my surprise the two bolts that hold the caliper on came off easier than expected. I lube the hawk hps pads with the permatex green goo and wrestle the bastards into the metal retaining clips. I then proceeded to shove the caliper piston back into the caliper (p.i.t.a with greasy pliers) but the thing wasnt lining up right.

No matter how much I tried I couldn't get it over the bottom small piston(for lack of a better term) that that the caliper bolts screw into. There is a top one also that was moving back and forth freely. I figured that the bottom one should too. Got the liquid wrench out and after much time with a fine persuasion tool the thing got loose. I popped this thing out and you wouldn't believe how rusted it was. So I cleaned both small pistons (caliper screws into these btw), lubed them, and threw them back in the way they were. Sure enough the caliper fit properly over the pads blah blah blah.

Test drive produced results which were disappointing. I drove down the road at about 25mph, threw the clutch in and pulled slowly on the e-brake. It worked a bit but nothing that would say that I should attempt anything harder. I now also have to pull higher than before.

Please forgive if I am not being very clear but it's 3:00am and I am tired as hell. If anyone has anything they can help me with please let me know.

06-20-2008, 01:09 AM	#1
carnagexxxx Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: weirdoville Age: 43 Posts: 244 Trader Rating: (-1)	I suck, but what else is new? Brake problem... Ok so I get bored and decide to replace the rear pads on my '93 coupe. This is the first time that I have done this on this car. Actually I have never had a car with rear disk brakes (except that 87 buick regal but that doesn't count because i had to replace the fron tire once a month...). So I jack it up and get started. To my surprise the two bolts that hold the caliper on came off easier than expected. I lube the hawk hps pads with the permatex green goo and wrestle the bastards into the metal retaining clips. I then proceeded to shove the caliper piston back into the caliper (p.i.t.a with greasy pliers) but the thing wasnt lining up right. No matter how much I tried I couldn't get it over the bottom small piston(for lack of a better term) that that the caliper bolts screw into. There is a top one also that was moving back and forth freely. I figured that the bottom one should too. Got the liquid wrench out and after much time with a fine persuasion tool the thing got loose. I popped this thing out and you wouldn't believe how rusted it was. So I cleaned both small pistons (caliper screws into these btw), lubed them, and threw them back in the way they were. Sure enough the caliper fit properly over the pads blah blah blah. Test drive produced results which were disappointing. I drove down the road at about 25mph, threw the clutch in and pulled slowly on the e-brake. It worked a bit but nothing that would say that I should attempt anything harder. I now also have to pull higher than before. Please forgive if I am not being very clear but it's 3:00am and I am tired as hell. If anyone has anything they can help me with please let me know.